2 Kings 20:14:72 Kgs.20.14.W7TAB
אֵלָ֜יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- ee-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer e-LAV
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV MA a-me-RU ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le u-me-EN ya-VO-u e-LE-kha va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu me-E-rets re-kho-KA BA-u mi-ba-VEL
- sentence
va-VA ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI el-ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu va-YO-mer e-LAV MA a-me-RU ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le u-me-EN ya-VO-u e-LE-kha va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu me-E-rets re-kho-KA BA-u mi-ba-VEL
In context — 2 Kings 20:14
Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men discuss, and from which region did they arrive to you?” Hezekiah replied, “They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 20:14, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֜יו (elav) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.20.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.14.W7.S1) and character.